2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

2006 FIVB Women's World Championship
バレーボール女子世界選手権
日本 2006
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates31 October – 16 November
Teams24
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Officially opened byAkihito
Champions Russia (6th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Serbia and Montenegro
Fourth place Italy
Tournament awards
MVPJapan Yoshie Takeshita
Best SetterJapan Yoshie Takeshita
Best OHCuba Rosir Calderón
Best MBGermany Christiane Fürst
Best LiberoSerbia and Montenegro Suzana Ćebić
Best ScorerTurkey Neslihan Darnel
Best ServerRussia Yelena Godina
Best DiggerChinese Taipei Szu Hui-Fang
Best ReceiverBrazil Jaqueline Carvalho
Official website
2006 World Championship

The 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the competition, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held from 31 October to 16 November 2006 in Japan.

The finals involved 24 teams, of which 22 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation and reign champion qualified automatically. Of the 32 teams, 16 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2002, while Cameroon, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Serbia and Montenegro made their first appearances at a FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.

Russia won their sixth world title, defeating Brazil in five sets at the final. Serbia and Montenegro won the 3rd place match and its first medal, defeating Italy in straight sets. Yoshie Takeshita from Japan was selected as the MVP.